For Blackthroat & Big Brown (104 BSF) fans
 

In response to your question about when big brown is going to run. I just spoke to Mr. Iavarone and he has informed me the BB was entered today for WED at GP with an eye at the Bluegrass next...

I'll believe it when I see it.

I hope he runs eventually. He could be a very nice horse. I wish them the best of luck.

that is funny, but why would he bs about entering today for wed. tis proof will be evidenced in a matter of hours. hope he wouldnt jerk me around

CAn you make another call? I am dying to know what is on Samba Rooster's schedule.

At the very least, on what's a boring day of racing in the East, I now at least have something to look forward to.....searching the entries a third time to see if I somehow missed the name Big Brown.

On a slight tangent.......when name dropping in the future, try to pick one that someone has heard of. No disrespect, of course, to the name you dropped......but he's hardly a household name. I think even he would agree.

you have never heard of him??? come on buddy

I know a lot of names around the racetrack, and other places, but that doesn't make them household names. Now, I have never heard of this person, other than you mentioning him, but that wasn't my point anyway.

Based on your previous comments here that's probably not who you speak to anyway.

This notice is to inform you that one or more of your horses has worked out.
Big Brown

Date: March 1, 2008
Track: PALM MEADOWS TRAINING CENTER
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.00:50 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 2/33

A bit close to the race date, don't you think?

Heard of who? Big Brown?

i've heard of him, but seen a lot more mention of him here than in any entries/results.

7th (4:11)

1 Mile (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds Allowance | Purse: $41,500

Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Deputiformer Velasquez C 118 L
2 Akin 118 L
3 Heaven's Awesome Smith A E 118 L
4 Hedgefund Investor Castellano J J 120 L
5 Sailor's Cap Prado E S 118 L
6 Cyryaco Lopez P 111
7 Moral Compass Coa E M 118 L
8 Caberneigh Douglas R R 118 L
9 Big Brown Desormeaux K J 118 FTL
10 Il Girasole Velazquez J R 118 L
MTO Crimson Comic Prado E S 118 L

Il Girasole is a nice horse. He hasn't run since his debut, I think at toga, but he won that race over the formerly mighty adriano.

If he's actually a nice horse you can't tell it from his debut.

i'm not saying he's a superstar or anything, but he ran gamely and looked like a capable horse. i wouldnt be shocked by him winning.

BB is the ML favorite at 5/2, if you don't count MTO entry Crimson Comic. With that fast 5 f work only a few days ago, BB might be a bet against...if he doesn't scratch. Could be a nice payout on the exotics if BB runs out of the money.

I recommend watching the replays of both starts Deputiformer made on the turf at Woodbine. I think he might be OK.

The bottom line is that Big Brown might be an exceptional turf horse. Obviously he has issues, but he may be too much horse for these, but he also won't be anywhere close to 5:2. I'll bet against him at his likely 4:5....but I'll also probably lose.

Sailor's Cap was rushed into a wicked pace in his last. Toner regroups and gets Prado to ride. I look for him to run a much better race than what he showed in his last.

Sailors Cap should gallop